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Wii U's specs explained

ONM analyze each of the specs to see if we're any closer to knowing about what the Wii U is packing under its hood and how this impacts gaming on the new Nintendo console.

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Cyb3r5127d ago

We wanna see the specs of the GPU and CPU nobody gives a shit how much the tablet controller weighs or how long the battery lasts

ChickeyCantor5127d ago

Even if they gave out specs. Most people would slam the hardware if some Hertz come close to current gen but don't really understand the underlying architecture.

I just need to know if Nintendo is going to deliver F-zero or not.

WeskerChildReborned5126d ago

True, i wanna see if the Wii U is a powerhouse.

corrus5126d ago

I'll answer you NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And i'll tell why because AC3 and Batman AC looks much better on PS3/360 that WII U version and cos that game Zombiu have very flat graphic why you think they not showing the space cos WII U is weaker even than current gen consoles

PopRocks3595126d ago

@richierich

Ironically people have complained about those remedial things. Particularly here on N4G. :/

I'm not sure why the specs matter anyway. If you care about specs, wouldn't it be smarter to just become a PC gamer?

As far as I'm concerned, the Wii U's games look pretty solid right now. That said, I'm curious to see what Wii U games look like down the line when developers understand the hardware better.

Jirachi5126d ago

Uh the battery s actually really important...

Shnazzyone5125d ago (Edited 5125d ago )

Skip this article! Basically makes you think it's going to release the specs but it's the same garbage we've had since E3 which the author explains like this:

"it contains lots of jargon which techy types will lap up. However, if you don't know your CPU from your GPU, we've explained it all for you here. More importantly, for those who do know about the things that power consoles, we tell you what this all means for Wii U."

It means nothing! It's the brand names of the parts they used which could be any of 5 tiers of the product. There is nothing in this article that 'Techy types will lap up". We have no hard numbers here. What's worse is he basically spreads the highly un-detailed specs currently available over TEN PAGES!!!! but writes like a paragraph or 2 for each part. He words it like it's an article for 4 year olds. Screw this author. He sucks!

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live2play5126d ago

nintendo will not deliver deatailed specs to you guys

digital foundry is usually the one to tear things apart and give the info

not nintendo

--Onilink--5126d ago

If you guys want specs, you will have to wait until the NDAs on that subject expire. Nintendo has never provided specific specs for their consoles

MrBuffalo5126d ago

Only since the Wii. Before that Nintendo made the specs for their macines common knowledge and for good reason, they had a lot to shout about. SNES, N64 and Gamecube had freely available specs and plenty of power for their time too. Its only since the Wii to my knowledge that specs have taken a back seat.

josephayal5126d ago

didn't expect much, the Wii U does not focus on graphics, Unfortunately I was ultimately very disappointed with the Wii u SPECS

Vortex3D5126d ago

Simple question to everyone, why do people so easily get hyped (and sold) after Nintendo showed some pre-rendered cutscenes from other console? Not only the early pre-rendered cutscenes proven to be fake, people insisted to want to believe Wii U is going to be better (or at least as good) as PS3 or X360? You know the development hardware are more powerful mostly for debugging and once some developers said Wii U is more powerful, people can't wait to believe it. At best some of the cross platform games such as Batman AC hasn't prove Wii U version is going to be that much different.

In the end, if Wii U isn't anything like the hypes, who's to blame? Not Nintendo because they are like any company, trying their best to hype up and hope many people buy into their hype. Casual Wii type gamers will be happy with Wii U as long it has Mario. Hardcore gamers mostly will be disappointed. Nothing new.

stragomccloud5126d ago

You know... Mario is a hardcore game too. It justso happens that it also has universal appeal. Afterall, Mario is a gaming icon and no one character since Sonic the hedgehog has been so well known and loved.

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7793d ago (Edited 93d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS92d ago (Edited 92d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer118d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi117d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure117d ago (Edited 117d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer118d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot118d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box117d ago (Edited 117d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno118d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay118d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno116d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK117d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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